March 18, 2010

In Banana Plantations, Soldiers Bust Unions, Harass Workers


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An international fact-finding mission says the military is being used by plantations in Southern Mindanao to harass and intimidate workers from forming or joining unions.

Workers at FBAC's Packing Plant 98 (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com) A fact-finding mission composed of delegates from several countries questioned on Friday the Philippine militarys participation in union-busting and intimidation of workers in plantations in Southern Mindanao.

The delegates, who completed on Friday a four-day fact-finding mission in a banana plantation in Compostela Valley province, said the military is being used by plantations to harass workers, particularly when the workers union is engaged in campaigns to improve wages and work conditions.

Weve heard complaints by the workers about soldiers present during union negotiations, said Holly Patterson, a delegate from Australia. At one point, she told reporters in a press conference on Friday, soldiers confiscated the original copy of the unions collective bargaining agreement.

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3 Comments to “In Banana Plantations, Soldiers Bust Unions, Harass Workers”

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  2. Rachel says:

    This is an outrage soldiers and the military do not have the right to Harass people in such a way. The plantations need do do better to fix this problem properly not be complete Pains about the whole issue.

  3. rob graham says:

    I Love 2 protest so lets all together join a protest.

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